Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] me [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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31 Many genuine cases would have been put aside , delayed and not arranged in time — If the hon. Member for Oldham , West would like to challenge me on that
32 How many men are you going to give me for this work ? ’
33 ‘ I thought you were never going to let me near any of your horses again . ’
34 As I mentioned previously , my , my accountant said , drop this , because it 's going to put me in all sorts of problems with my taxation and things .
35 ‘ Have you come here to tell me that you 're going to fight me after all , now that Janice is no longer around ? ’
36 " You 're probably going to hate me for this . "
37 ‘ She 's going to harm me in some way , Leo .
38 So I 'm going to promise and you 've got to remind me about this promise that the next Tuesday , that 's when you 're or even Wednesday , but if I give it you Tuesday we can be organized for Wednesday ca n't we ?
39 Now , where did you say you were going to take me for that drink ? ’
40 One of the things that never ceases to amaze me about any technology is that once you have it you always expect it to do more .
41 If you 're going to tell me about that bloody dream again — . ’
42 I trust you 're not going to bore me after all . ’
43 Erm I mean tell me in more depth how it works
44 A second opinion was sought and , short-sightedly , my parents agreed to put me in those gorgeous National Health jobs which are now sported by your average Yuppie but which made you look second only in berkishness to the kid in the owl specs with Elastoplast all over one lens .
45 A second opinion was sought and , short-sightedly , my parents agreed to put me in those gorgeous National Health jobs which are now sported by your average Yuppie but which then made you look second only in berkishness to the kid in the owl specs with elastoplast all over one lens .
46 I have money but I ca n't control it : Fielding keeps supplying me with more .
47 In a sane world , I thought , we would have discussed the state of my feelings , debated whether I loved Syl sufficiently to commit the rest of my life to him , questioned my views on the institution of marriage , examined my mother 's motives in striving to introduce me into this state , have said something of some interest .
48 For all she knows , the social services could have given me to another family .
49 Immediately my father started matching me with all kinds of licensed murderous thugs , and one in particular who had become the amateur flyweight champion of Scotland .
50 But why should he have considered me at all ?
51 You 'll just have to trust me on this one , baby . ’
52 She 'd have turned me into another of her tasteless folk stories , I expect !
53 You know they could have shot me for that .
54 I 'm very sorry , ’ said Breeze sedately , ‘ that you should have seen me in that cowardly moment . ’
55 You could have prepared me for this — ’
56 ‘ Why would you have told me in any case ?
57 Oh no he would n't have had me in any case .
58 ‘ Well , you should n't have grabbed me like that , ’ she said crossly .
59 I 've been cooped up with my work , but I 'm sure my security staff would have notified me of any unexpected guests . ’
60 Once you became head of the department , you could have pulled me off this job at any time .
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